Paulo Victor hails Brasileiro Sub-20, vital for the Brazil squad | OneFootball

Paulo Victor, U-20 National Team coachCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Present at Nubank Parque to follow the final between Vasco and Palmeiras, Brazil U-20 National Team coach Paulo Victor praised the level shown throughout the Brazilian U-20 Championship and highlighted the importance of the competition for the work of scouting and developing players who may represent the country.

For the coach, the final was the synthesis of a championship that offers athletes an environment of a high competitive level. Vasco’s 2-0 win over Palmeiras, which secured the Rio club’s first-ever title, also served as an opportunity for the U-20 National Team staff to closely observe players in a highly demanding match.

"I think this game, this final, crowns the brilliant Brazilian Championship, this brilliant competition that we have at our disposal to observe these athletes in a competitive context of the highest level," said Paulo Victor.

The coach also highlighted the structure offered by the CBF to clubs during the competition. According to him, the conditions provided off the field help the tournament fulfill its role in the development of youth football.

"It is a championship that the CBF offers to clubs with a very high level of excellence when it comes to travel conditions, accommodations, everything first-class so that we can foster Brazilian football in its youth categories, in the U-20 category, in the U-17 category," he said.

The presence of fans was also emphasized by the coach. Nearly 30,000 people attended the final at the stadium, a setting that, in Paulo Victor’s view, adds an important experience for the young players and expands the coaching staff’s ability to evaluate them.

"For us, being able to observe matches at this level, in a stadium of this level, with a crowd of 30,000 people, I think it greatly enhances what we can see in the player," he said.

Paulo Victor also took the opportunity to acknowledge the work of the professionals involved in organizing the competition and highlighted the integration between the areas responsible for competitions and the CBF’s youth national teams.

"We made great use of this competition. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the competitions department, represented by Julio Avellar, and all the professionals responsible for delivering yet another competition of this level. I also thank the national teams department, which gave us every opportunity so that we could make all the possible observations within this competition and other competitions as well for the national scene," he said.

For the coach, closely following the main youth tournaments is part of a bigger mission: to broaden the scouting range and prepare Brazil’s national teams for the next challenges.

"That’s the job. I think we have to be here, we have to be present, with only one objective, which is to strengthen our youth football, strengthen our youth national teams, to put Brazil in the place it deserves," he concluded.

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